Find International Academic Exchange Nonprofits and Charities

  jenjen wrote:

This organization is running a scam. Check the NY BBB file, http://www.bbb.org/new-york-city/business-reviews/educational-consultants/world-education-services-inc-in-new-york-ny-9023/ it shows that in just 36mths the NY BBB has processed 129 complaints... more »

  dzinndzinn wrote:

Staying power for the long term. Visited the Hosanna Public Library constructed with SIGNIFICANT local contributions on the grounds of the local Elementary School. This is truly an amazing feat -- it shows that the parents support the project and really... more »

  jsouers wrote:

I am a student at the Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM) in Cuba, a full scholarship program that graduates over 10,000 students a year to work in uderserved communities. I am so grateful to MEDICC for their work with the students. They help us... more »

  ccivolunteer wrote:

Wonderful organizaiton fully committed to serving those in need in Tanzania. Dedicated volunteers run this organization. We worked with them at Gillette to help them raise funding. 98% of their funds go directly to their programs. Humbling and fulfilling. more »

  world2000 wrote:

This is the WORST foreign exchange student organization you can ever imagine. They treat students, volunteer coordinators (IECs) and even their own staff very unrespectful manner. They treat you like crap & humiliate you big time. They try to place 3000+... more »

  Andrew2014 wrote:

Society always need people who take this initiative. Education is best place to give back to community in multiple fold. Educate a child; empower a community . We all support this cause more »

  AMIGOS wrote:

AMIGOS is a first class non-profit. Their experiential learning programs are genuinely life changing. more »

  mcbarf72 wrote:

This organization is phenomenal. Very little of the donations it receives goes to running it, instead it goes towards building classrooms. I can not recommend supporting this highly enough. My husband and I have contributed since its inception, and... more »

  mjktfischer wrote:

It has been a joy and a privilege to engage with the Asian Hope students this summer during their internships. As they get ready to begin the Fall Semester at their various colleges, I am sad to see them go, but optimistic for the future of Cambodia... more »

  Brenda99 wrote:

Education, Travel & Culture strives to create positive lifelong relationships for everyone involved! more »

  Writer wrote:

A family-oriented organization that is dedicated to bringing the families of the world closer together through student exchange programs. This is a tight-knit crew of dedicated individuals who operate out of love of the exchange mission, and give their... more »

  Ngorongoro wrote:

Daraja Academy is quite simply an outstanding organization. The staff is extremely qualified and dedicated to seeing these girls succeed. It's hard to believe that just a few years ago the first class of 26 girls joined Daraja Academy to begin their... more »

  jota wrote:

For years, Haitian workers haved been toiling on Dominican Republic sugar plantations, called Bateys, without basic workers' rights allowed to native Dominicans. Generations of Haitians have been born on the bateys, but no one has been allowed to register... more »

  cm5870a wrote:

I've been volunteering with American Councils for 3 years now, and am continually impressed with the way in which the organization continues to develop every detail of their volunteer program year after year. While evaluating scholarship applications... more »

  Peter Kaluani M. wrote:

Through APSA I have learned to grow out of my comfort zone and get a better view of the bigger picture that is the world starting with my first trip to China. The organization continues to inspire me to internalize and continue practicing beinn a global... more »

  jj wrote:

I have traveled to Africa (Uganda) with this group to participate in a medical mission trip, and it was simply outstanding. I highly recommend checking out this group if you are interested in foreign medical missions, tropical disease, international... more »

  Jody B. wrote:

This program's quality is limited to the quality of the volunteers. If the volunteers are great, the experience is great. If the volunteers are not--the experience can be a horrible experience for your child. Paid staff will not honestly evaluate a complaint... more »

  Kim_132 wrote:

Students from China, Thailand, South Korea, Brazil, Slovakia, Spain and Cameroon, all countries our family has hosted in our home! We have learned so many things from these amazing students. They have their own spending money, insurance... more »

  lscherr wrote:

In the past 4 years, I've worked with International Cultural Exchange Services and been consistently impressed by the quality of support provided to foreign exchange students and host families. They place a huge emphasis on making a good match between... more »

  posiuhsu wrote:

The foundation sponsored the Kameoka Youth Gardeners' Association, Kyoto, Japan for their visit to Stillwater with Scholarships for Kazumasa Asada, Kazuya Mori, Koji Nakano, Yuji Katsura, Yugo Takada, Seiji Murata. They gave workshop at the Botanical... more »

  useratexamplecom wrote:

I worked with Lucas Oshun when he was first starting GSE and have to say he's done an amazing job of creating a niche for himself where he is perpetually surrounded by adoring teenage girls. Amazing chutzpah. more »

  katiebrame wrote:

As a member of the Governing Board I am honored to work with such a group of talented individuals that form our team. For the past year we have been working to develop Casa Verde from a dream into a reality. We believe that positive social change begins... more »

  bernard.luksich wrote:

I have been working with the International Cultural Exchange for a number of years. I have also supported them financially over the years. The work and impact this organization has is amazing. By putting together local families with international students... more »

  Melissa wrote:

Wonderful agency. The staff is very helpful and supportive. We would definitely use them again and refer other families to them. more »

  mobileUser660635 wrote:

The founder is very passionate about the cause and wants to help youth with a brighter future. She need help with housing. I believe once this organization is up and running, everyone will have a chance to succeed. more »

  Robert30 wrote:

What ISP Does: The Iraqi Student Project . . .  Works impartially to identify screen and recommend students from Iraq, (most of them living as refugees in Damascus, Syria) for tuition waivers based on their academic records, English language ability,... more »

  mlee1139 wrote:

The Japan-America Student Conference (JASC) changed my life and my career path. The friends I made at the Conference have helped me in so many ways, they inspired, supported, motivated and challenged me more than in any other summer program I ever joined... more »

  kemioge wrote:

My family's experience with YFU as a host to an exchange student is summarized below as a warning to others to avoid this organization; whose actions are far from professed values and whose ethics lack integrity. Attempts at a responsible reconciliation... more »

  jasminecc4 wrote:

As the region’s leading wildlife and pest control firm, Critter Control specializes in solving and preventing an array of pest & wildlife problems. Our services include animal trapping, dead animal removal, nuisance wild animal control, animal capture... more »

  oo7.Cinder wrote:

First time host parent here. And last time hosting with Nacel. This place is a nightmare. They care about the money. Not the kids period. In one conversation with Kimberly Morvig she talked trash about my host student, broke HIPPA 4 times about... more »

  Big Gene wrote:

I had a desire to visit South Africa after the abolishment of apartheid to determine for myself how a relatively peaceful political transition was achieved between the Whites and Blacks. The opportunity came in 2009; I received an email message from... more »

  Brian wrote:

The intro of an article from The Journal Record, a business and legal newspaper in Oklahoma. The *full* article is available at JournalRecord.com, or through a general Google search. Well worth the effort: >> Businessman Walter Schumacher was named the... more »

  Jonny Imerman CLOZTALK ImermanAngels wrote:

GREAT mission, GREAT team! the CLOZTALK team is honored to call this org a partner & promote its good work! CLOZTALK team >> Jonny Imerman, co-founder more »

  Northwest.Native wrote:

I have been a volunteer, active as a Puget Sound Steward, for the past 6 years, first starting with People for Puget Sound which merged its habitat restoration program with EarthCorps during my second year of involvement. My stewardship efforts are... more »

  phcohen wrote:

By partnering enthusiastic, ambitious students with proven grassroots community organizations around the world Globemed harnesses the potential of each of these groups to reach their goal of lasting, effective health and human rights improvements across... more »

  Carsten B. wrote:

got a lot of usable info and great response from members more »

  ellen33w wrote:

What's within you is stronger than what's in your way. That's their motto and their mindset. Awesome programs. more »

  AngryParent2016 wrote:

This is an extremely condensed version of our nightmare with People to People International. They are rude, shady, and extremely unprofessional. They show no concern for the safety of the children or the legitimate concerns of parents. You will need a... more »

  Starras wrote:

This is an organisation that draws together young people from a wide range of cultures with the purpose of developing their leadership skills but more importantly heightening their awareness, acceptance and celebration of difference and diversity within... more »

  Louma L. wrote:

What can I say... The adventure of a lifetime! I found myself at Livnot... The love, the friendship, the spirituality, the solidarity is unbelievable. Sometimes I wonder if it was all a wonderful dream I made up, then I look next to me and I... more »

  DougSend2 wrote:

Over the years we have hosted a total of six exchange students, five of these we hosted through Ayusa. We reluctantly continued to use Ayusa because we were already established with them. However, we will not use them again. In general, our hosting... more »

  jasonmelohall wrote:

I had an amazing experience both going on an international internship in Colombia and developing my leadership skills by running the local committee in Madison in 2009. I learned more from running my committee than the rest of my college experience combined.... more »

South africa partners (sa partners) brings together the skills, talent, and resources needed to build in the new south africa.... more »

The mission of Team Tobati is to help the poor of Tobati, Paraguay. The team also seeks to educate U.S. high school students... more »

To provide educational opportunities to high school students that allow them to live in either china, spain, italy, or france... more »

To provide education to trial lawyers and to carry on other education activities associated with this goal. more »

To bring students from conflict, post-conflict, and developing regions of the world to study at la roche college and to encourage... more »

The mission of ESS is: (1) to promote the understanding of Chinese culture and society among the American people; (2) to promote... more »

Minister to the poor through short term student missions and community development financing in the third world countries. more »

Promote international citizen diplomacy through adult and student exchanges with sister cities abroad. more »

Ensure the fiscal viability more »

To create opportunities for individuals more »

To provide auxiliary enterprises, such as food services, a bookstore, etc. , for the benefit of the city college campus community.... more »

Empower African Children believes in the transforming power of education. We see the promise and potential of orphans and vulnerable... more »

To encourage the balance of mind, body and soul in girls and women by providing nurturing experiences that enlighten their paths... more »

The purpose of the association of the world travel exchange, inc. (awte) is to promote international understanding between the... more »

(1) provide training workshops to educate caregivers, teachers and social workers in subjects that can assist in helping the children... more »

To promote a feeling of understanding and friendship amoung the peoples of the world. more »

Administer and finance a foreign exchange student program for local area high school students. more »

Founded in 1986 by a Harvard graduate student and current development economist, Michael Kremer, WorldTeach has placed nearly... more »

Green Across the Pacific seeks to improve cultural and environmental awareness and cooperation between North American and Asian... more »

World experience commenced operations in 1977 with the primary purpose of developing, sponsoring, and carrying on international... more »

Eastern european study abroad is a study abroad organization whose purpose is to organize a study abroad program in kharkov, ukraine... more »

The foundation is a nonprofit international high school student exchange organization. The goal is to promote cultural understanding... more »

To provide college scholarships to lebanese high school students. more »

Through debate - a powerful means of encouraging critical thinking, personal expression and tolerance for the opinions of others,... more »

Promote greater understanding of foreign policy issues and provide a forum where opinions may be voiced to foreign policy leaders more »

Formar foundation is a non-profit organization with ties in both latin america and the united states that is dedicated to addressing... more »

To provide funds for cultural serices for israeli students more »

Established in 1997, tefna has established, fostered and maintained educational exchanges and collaboration between tsinghua university... more »

The organization is organized to promote and encourage the exchange of international cross cultural experiences, learning opportunities,... more »

The corporation is operated to foster and educating a community of young canadian professionals who share a love of adventure... more »

The organization provides quality education programs to international students in the safe caring enviroment of christian host... more »

Promoting educational and cultural awareness through global study programs. more »

Promote scholarly research of iran and the persian language primarily by awarding competitive travel grants for research in iran... more »

Promote cultural awareness and international understanding by offering quality educational and cultural programs for students,... more »

Educational jewish camp more »

Exchange student program more »

To facilitate a respectful and reciprocal encounter between united states college students and the contemporary cultures and peoples... more »

Evangelistic ministries more »

Programs are designed to provide educational opportunities and an intensive cross-cultural experience to international students... more »

The mission of the English Center is to realize the participation of international women and men in the social, political and... more »

The organization, in cooperation with the hebei foreign service center and various universities in the people's republic of china,... more »

To teach the values of global citizenship effectively preparing students to address the political, economic, social, technological,... more »

To improve patient care in developing countries by bettering health professionals' ability to communicate and collaborate with... more »

The organization is dedicated to promoting american education overseas, through educational conferences; seminars; american educational... more »

Promote cultural and education exchange between u. S. And china in assisting underpriviledged children in china in realizing their... more »

The Rotary Club of Tigard Foundation supports the object of Rotary International to encourage and foster the ideal of service... more »

The organizaton's mission is to: educate the general public about turkey and turkish americans and voice their opinion on critical... more »

The purpose of this organization is to provide foreign exchange student educational programs more »

Assist provides opportunities for outstanding international students to attend and contribute to the finest american independent... more »

The renaissance project is a small not-for-profit based in land o' lakes, florida that gives bright, deserving young people from... more »

The tofu project connects leading entrepreneurs, innovators, and business leaders from japan and the united states through curated... more »

To promote education and ancillary research. more »

Educate and aid international students & scholars and promote cultural exchange more »